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 44 THE BATTLE OF INKEllMAN. CHAP. IV. but led to Momit Inkerman. Colonel Upton's measures. Colonel Cadogan's mission to Bosquet. the real attack by any of the false demonstrations going on in the valley beneath. He at first, in- deed, moved two battalions to the crest of the heights which he specially had in his charge, but the roar of the fight on Mount Inkerman had an earnestness which he soon understood. Leaving only the Coldstream behind — and that for no great length of time — he led his two other bat- talions — the Grenadiers and the Scots Fusiliers — in a northerly direction towards ground on the right flank of Peunefather.* The ' field officer * upon that frout was Col- onel Upton of the Coldstream,-f- with next under him in command of the pickets, Colonel Cadogan of the Grenadiers. J Upton, very soon judging that all the Guards remaining on that front should be promptly despatched to Mount Inkerman, sent Cadogan to Bosquet, requesting him to occupy the ground which would thereupon become vacated. Bosquet — anxious, and not yet completely en- lightened with respect to the true seat of dan- ger — gave the message no welcome, and could not be got to promise that he would lend the aid re- quired. § Upton thereupon had to determine whether he would abandon the post, and leave it and also two of the relieved pickets which followed, and in- cluding, besides, Prince Edward's picket at Quarter-guard Point, the whole number of the Guards which sooner or later reached the Inkerman battle-iield was 1331. t Now General Viscount Templetown, K. G.B. J Now Lieut. -General the Hon. Sir George Cadogan, K.C. B. § I believe that the nearest approach to an answer which Colonel Cadogan could obtain was, 'On verra.'
 * Including the main body of each of the three battalions,